East End Hub

The Essence

Having been
on the restaurant scene for a while, culinary pair Lizzie and Anthony Kocon jumped back into the hospitality world with their new café-style deli
restaurant, East End Hub. Choosing to return after starting their own family,
the restaurant is right next door to Newcastle Beach and the CBD, and is 100%
family-friendly.

The Facts

Located in
the building once known as Elements Café, the two trained chefs have a myriad
of experience behind them. Both have previously worked at the Brewery
Restaurant back in the mid 2000s, before also moving on to places like The
Albion, Talulah and 5 Sawyers.

Given this,
it’s no surprise this new venue is filled with amazing and tasty food, served
by super friendly staff. With Anthony always up to date with modern food
trends, the ever-changing menu always features new and exciting food that is
always of the highest quality.

“All of the seafood comes from Australia,”
Lizzie said, “There’s lots of salads, lots of fresh things; we like to turn the
food over really quickly. [The menu] is unique because others don’t have
exactly the little touches that he [Anthony] does, so there’s that point of
difference.”

Not only is
the food fresh and of premium quality, most is also supportive of local small
businesses.

“We’ve got honey from a farm out in Denman
which is organic, and our eggs come from out that way as well, and they’re
biodynamic, organic eggs. We get pistachios from a little farm that specialise
in selling them that’s in Wagga Wagga. We’re using Silverskin
roasted coffee beans, which is a local guy and we found him at the Hunt &
Gather markets, and we also use some sweets from Fifi La Femme”.

The Find

A personal
favourite of Lizzie’s, if its still on the menu when you venture in, be sure to try the Ocean Trout
Red Rice Salad. It’s a beautiful piece of smoked Ocean Trout, put together with
organic red rice, mixed with pieces of apple, pistachio, avocado and cheese,
all mixed together.